Cottondale (FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Orange/Blue Coach: Tyler Addison League: 1A Region 2 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 2-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyrus Dudley 6'0" 290 Senior DT/OL 5.3 Dominique Pittman 6'0" 170 Senior RB/CB 4.6 Payton Melvin 6'4" 295 Senior OL/DT 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Backfield, Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -4.5 2017 National Rank: #8015 2017 State Rank: #405 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -26.5 2018 National Rank: #9288 2018 State Rank: #447 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -10.6 Dynasty National Rank: #11968 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9 Dynasty Record: 65-88 (31-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 32.8 2017 Points Against Average: 28.2 2017 Differential: +4.6 2017 Wins: #6854 Jay (28-27), #9796 North Bay Haven Academy (Panama City) (42-22), #10343 Franklin County (Eastpoint) (30-28), #11767 Wewahitchka (32-8), #12101 Sneads (40-28), #12710 Lighthouse Private Christian Academy (Pensacola) (54-18), #13246 Liberty County (Bristol) (56-28) 2017 Losses: #3191 Port St. Joe (49-6), #3898 Chipley (34-12), #8932 Graceville (40-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 41-57 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st; 1A District 2) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Sneads, 8/31 Jay, 9/7 Liberty County (Bristol), 9/14 at Lighthouse Private Christian Academy (Pensacola), 9/21 at Chipley, 10/5 North Bay Haven Academy (Panama City), 10/12 at Wewahitchka, 10/19 Franklin County (Eastpoint), 10/26 Graceville Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chipley (-6.1), Jay (-13.2), Graceville (-16.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sneads (-49.3), Liberty County (Bristol) (-48.2), Lighthouse Private Christian Academy (Pensacola) (-46.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9 (-5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #504 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11588 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%